Sr Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It's a big ask, but it's one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it's the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it's a career with purpose. It's a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We're actively seeking a talented Senior Network Engineer to join our team in our Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE location. This role is hybrid, located in our Newport Beach, CA headquarters or our Omaha, NE office. We believe in empowering our employees to get work done both in and out of the office.

Pacific Life is investing in its global network and security to support its digital transformation journey. As such, we are searching for a Network Engineer to join a small team to help us transform our network and to protect our customers and brand. This engineer will design, implement, maintain, and support our growing network infrastructure. This person will also collaborate with our corporate security team to design and build security controls to protect our environment. The successful candidate will have served in a similar role in a Fortune 500 environment and will have significant experience in supporting global networks.

How you'll help move us forward:

• Implement products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security.
• Interface with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements.
• Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimization
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
• Maintain network security across the global enterprise; analyze networks for security threats. Monitor organization's networks for security breaches and investigates violations when they occur.
• Use network tools for administration, maintenance, automation, and visualization reporting
• Develops technical documentation describing the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.
• Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.
• Builds strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs. Communicates complex details in a way that people can understand. Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the products, empathizing with and understanding user needs.

The experience you bring:

• Must have a minimum of 7 years of experience in IT, configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
• Candidate must have advanced technical skills and experience with the following L2 and L3 protocols and technologies such as IPSec, DMVPN, BGP, OSPF, VPC, QoS, 802.1x. Be familiar with Cisco IOS, IOS-XE and NXOS.
• Candidate must be familiar with various platforms – NetScaler, F5, Riverbed, Palo Alto, Cisco (Catalyst, ISR, ASR, Nexus, ASA/FTD). Cisco ACI is a plus.
• Must have an understanding of open-source and other tools to assist in monitoring, troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail
• One or more of the following certifications: Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCIE
• Flexible schedule, including the ability to work nights and weekends
• B.S/MS in Engineering and/or Computer Science or equivalent experience

Compensation Range:

Newport Beach, CA: $135,000 - $165,000

Omaha, NE: $116,000 - $141,000

Your Benefits Start Day 1

• Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
• Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
• Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation

We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.